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Tony Lock

Graham Anthony Richard Lock

Born: 5 July 1929, Limpsfield, Surrey
Died: 29 March 1995, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Major Teams: Surrey, Leicestershire, Western Australia, England.
Known As: Tony Lock
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox, Left Arm Slow Medium


Test Debut: England v India at Manchester, 3rd Test, 1952
Last Test:
England v West Indies at Georgetown, 5th Test, 1967/68

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1954

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   49   63   9   742   89   13.74   0   3   59   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             13147  819  4451  174  25.58  7-35    9   3  75.5  2.03

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1946 - 1970/71)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  654  812 161 10342   89   15.88   0  27  830   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling            150163 8208 54709 2844  19.23 10-54  196  50  52.7  2.18

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (career: 1966 - 1970/71)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    8    5   0     5    3    1.00   0   0    3   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               428   270   10  27.00  3-20    0   0  42.8  3.78

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Aggression is more usually associated with fast bowling than spin, but Tony Lock combined the two to great effect. Lock's bowling career had three distinct phases. In his first incarnation, Lock was a slow left armer with moderate spin and a looping flight. As part of the Surrey team that won 7 successive championships he developed a style that combined a low arm action with considerable spin, all delivered at a brisk medium pace. No-balled several times for throwing, he adapted his action to a higher point of delivery, but after seeing film of his own bowling in New Zealand in 1958-59, completely re-modelled it to a third, slower, style. Suprisingly for a bowler who took 174 test wickets, he may be best remembered for a match analysis of 1-106 (his Surrey partner Jim Laker took 19 wickets bowling at the other end). He was a great short leg fielder - only Grace and Woolley took more first-class catches - and a superb fielder to his own bowling. His batting was tenacious, and he could hit to great effect. When recalled to the England team playing in the West Indies in 1967-8, he made his then highest first class score of 89 in his last Test. After leaving Surrey he captained Western Australia to the Sheffield Shield in 1967-68, and returned to England to captain Leicestershire. After retirement he coached in Perth and was the professional at Mill Hill school in London. His final years were not happy, fighting accusations of abuse (he was cleared in court, but having to sell some of his souvenirs to pay legal costs). He is best remembered, however, for his fierce competitiveness, stunning catching, and his partnership with Jim Laker, one of the greatest of all spin pairings (Dave Liverman, 1998).

* Last Updated: Saturday, 17-Aug-2002 14:52:40 GMT


 
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